WDR11-mediated Hedgehog signalling defects underlie a new ciliopathy related to Kallmann syndrome.

abstract：:The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is a highly conserved protein complex that was originally described as a repressor of light-dependent growth and transcription in Arabidopsis. The most studied CSN function is the regulation of protein degradation, which occurs primarily through the removal of the ubiquitin-like modifier Ned...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Chamovitz DA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of cytochrome c (Cyt c) in caspase activation has largely been established from mammalian cell-culture studies, but much remains to be learned about its physiological relevance in situ. The role of Cyt c in invertebrates has been subject to considerable controversy. The Drosophila genome contains distinct cyt...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Mendes CS,Arama E,Brown S,Scherr H,Srivastava M,Bergmann A,Steller H,Mollereau B

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncogenic signals contribute to enhanced glycolysis and mTORC1 activity, leading to rapid cell proliferation in cancer. Regulation of glycolysis and mTORC1 by PI3K/Akt signaling is well established, but how KRAS-induced MEK signaling regulates these pathways remains poorly understood. Here, we report a role for MEK-dr...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Byun JK,Park M,Yun JW,Lee J,Kim JS,Cho SJ,Lee YM,Lee IK,Choi YK,Park KG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major DNA methyltransferase, Dnmt1, associates with DNA replication sites in S phase maintaining the methylation pattern in the newly synthesized strand. In view of the slow kinetics of Dnmt1 in vitro versus the fast progression of the replication fork, we have tested whether Dnmt1 associates with chromatin beyond...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Easwaran HP,Schermelleh L,Leonhardt H,Cardoso MC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the elongation factor 2 kinase (eEF2K) leads to the phosphorylation and inhibition of the elongation factor eEF2, reducing mRNA translation rates. Emerging evidence indicates that the regulation of factors involved in protein synthesis may be critical for controlling diverse biological processes includin...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： De Gassart A,Demaria O,Panes R,Zaffalon L,Ryazanov AG,Gilliet M,Martinon F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Codon bias has been implicated as one of the major factors contributing to mRNA stability in several model organisms. However, the molecular mechanisms of codon bias on mRNA stability remain unclear in humans. Here, we show that human cells possess a mechanism to modulate RNA stability through a unique codon bias. Bio...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Hia F,Yang SF,Shichino Y,Yoshinaga M,Murakawa Y,Vandenbon A,Fukao A,Fujiwara T,Landthaler M,Natsume T,Adachi S,Iwasaki S,Takeuchi O

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) activates the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR(ER)) to restore ER homeostasis. The AAA(+) ATPase p97/CDC-48 plays key roles in ER stress by promoting both ER protein degradation and transcription of UPR(ER) genes. Although the mechanisms associated...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Marza E,Taouji S,Barroso K,Raymond AA,Guignard L,Bonneu M,Pallares-Lupon N,Dupuy JW,Fernandez-Zapico ME,Rosenbaum J,Palladino F,Dupuy D,Chevet E

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac dysfunctions dramatically increase with age. Revealing a currently unknown contributor to cardiac ageing, we report the age-dependent, cardiac-specific accumulation of the lysosphingolipid sphinganine (dihydrosphingosine, DHS) as an evolutionarily conserved hallmark of the aged vertebrate heart. Mechanisticall...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Ahuja G,Bartsch D,Yao W,Geissen S,Frank S,Aguirre A,Russ N,Messling JE,Dodzian J,Lagerborg KA,Vargas NE,Muck JS,Brodesser S,Baldus S,Sachinidis A,Hescheler J,Dieterich C,Trifunovic A,Papantonis A,Petrascheck M,Kli

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comment on "Close loop peer review" by Michael Hill. ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Horowitz A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) has been shown to recognize several classes of pathogen-associated molecular patterns including peptidoglycan (PG). However, studies linking PG with TLR2 recognition have relied mainly on the use of commercial Staphylococcus aureus PG and have not addressed TLR2 recognition of other PG type...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Travassos LH,Girardin SE,Philpott DJ,Blanot D,Nahori MA,Werts C,Boneca IG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenoprotein T (SelT) is a recently characterized thioredoxin-like protein whose expression is very high during development, but is confined to endocrine tissues in adulthood where its function is unknown. We report here that SelT is required for adaptation to the stressful conditions of high hormone level production...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Hamieh A,Cartier D,Abid H,Calas A,Burel C,Bucharles C,Jehan C,Grumolato L,Landry M,Lerouge P,Anouar Y,Lihrmann I

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplast genes of higher plants are transcribed by two types of RNA polymerase that are encoded by nuclear (NEP (nuclear-encoded plastid RNA polymerase)) or plastid (PEP (plastid-encoded plastid RNA polymerase)) genomes. NEP is largely responsible for the transcription of housekeeping genes during early chloroplast...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Hanaoka M,Kanamaru K,Fujiwara M,Takahashi H,Tanaka K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles gambiae, the major vector of human malaria parasite, is an important insect model to study vector-parasite interactions. Here, we developed a simple in vivo double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) knockout approach to determine the function of the mosquito antimicrobial peptide gene Defensin. We injected dsRNA into adul...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Blandin S,Moita LF,Köcher T,Wilm M,Kafatos FC,Levashina EA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TMEM106B encoding the lysosomal type II transmembrane protein 106B increase the risk for frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) of GRN (progranulin gene) mutation carriers. Currently, it is unclear if progranulin (PGRN) and TMEM106B are synergistically linked and if a gain o...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Werner G,Damme M,Schludi M,Gnörich J,Wind K,Fellerer K,Wefers B,Wurst W,Edbauer D,Brendel M,Haass C,Capell A

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal peptide peptidase (SPP) and the four homologous SPP-like (SPPL) proteases constitute a family of intramembrane aspartyl proteases with selectivity for type II-oriented transmembrane segments. Here, we analyse the physiological function of the orphan protease SPPL2c, previously considered to represent a non-expr...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Niemeyer J,Mentrup T,Heidasch R,Müller SA,Biswas U,Meyer R,Papadopoulou AA,Dederer V,Haug-Kröper M,Adamski V,Lüllmann-Rauch R,Bergmann M,Mayerhofer A,Saftig P,Wennemuth G,Jessberger R,Fluhrer R,Lichtenthaler SF,Lember

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metazoans use protein homeostasis (proteostasis) pathways to respond to adverse physiological conditions, changing environment, and aging. The nervous system regulates proteostasis in different tissues, but the mechanism is not understood. Here, we show that Caenorhabditis elegans employs biogenic amine neurotransmitt...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Joshi KK,Matlack TL,Pyonteck S,Vora M,Menzel R,Rongo C

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic and oxidant stresses can coexist in biological systems, and oxidant stress has been proposed to activate hypoxia pathways through the inactivation of the 'oxygen-sensing' hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) prolyl and asparaginyl hydroxylases. Here, we show that despite reduced sensitivity to cellular hypoxia, the ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Masson N,Singleton RS,Sekirnik R,Trudgian DC,Ambrose LJ,Miranda MX,Tian YM,Kessler BM,Schofield CJ,Ratcliffe PJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EMBO conference 'From Structure to Function of Translocation Machines' took place in April 2013 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The meeting brought together a mix of established and aspiring researchers to discuss a wealth of unpublished data and ideas in a lively scientific programme of talks designed to shatter the estab...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Lithgow T,Waksman G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) exhibit plasticity, which dictates their function. Secretion of the inflammatory cytokine IFNγ, together with the acquisition of a T helper 1 (Th1)-like effector phenotype as observed in cancer, infection, and autoimmune diseases, is associated with loss of Treg suppressor function ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Kitz A,de Marcken M,Gautron AS,Mitrovic M,Hafler DA,Dominguez-Villar M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic pathogen sensor RIG-I is activated by RNAs with exposed 5'-triphosphate (5'-ppp) and terminal double-stranded structures, such as those that are generated during viral infection. RIG-I has been shown to translocate on dsRNA in an ATP-dependent manner. However, the precise role of the ATPase activity in R...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Patel JR,Jain A,Chou YY,Baum A,Ha T,García-Sastre A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin-like protein Urm1 can be covalently conjugated to other proteins, such as the yeast thioredoxin peroxidase protein Ahp1p, through a mechanism involving the ubiquitin E1-like enzyme Uba4. Recent findings have revealed a second function of Urm1 as a sulphur carrier in the thiolation of eukaryotic cytoplasm...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Pedrioli PG,Leidel S,Hofmann K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IQGAP scaffold proteins are evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes and facilitate the formation of complexes that regulate cytoskeletal dynamics, intracellular signaling, and intercellular interactions. Fungal and mammalian IQGAPs are implicated in cytokinesis. IQGAP1, IQGAP2, and IQGAP3 have diverse roles in vertebra...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Hedman AC,Smith JM,Sacks DB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential aspects of innate immune responses to microbial infections appear to be conserved between insects and mammals. In particular, in both groups, transmembrane receptors of the Toll superfamily play a crucial role in activating immune defenses. The Drosophila Toll family member 18-Wheeler had been proposed to se...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Ligoxygakis P,Bulet P,Reichhart JM

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A-kinase (or PKA)-anchoring protein AKAP95 is a zinc-finger protein implicated in mitotic chromosome condensation by acting as a targeting molecule for the condensin complex. We have identified determinants of chromatin-binding, condensin-targeting and chromosome-condensation activities of AKAP95. Binding of AKAP95 to...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Eide T,Carlson C,Taskén KA,Hirano T,Taskén K,Collas P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The denitrosylase S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) has been suggested to sustain mitochondrial removal by autophagy (mitophagy), functionally linking S-nitrosylation to cell senescence and aging. In this study, we provide evidence that GSNOR is induced at the translational level in response to hydrogen peroxide ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Cirotti C,Rizza S,Giglio P,Poerio N,Allega MF,Claps G,Pecorari C,Lee JH,Benassi B,Barilà D,Robert C,Stamler JS,Cecconi F,Fraziano M,Paull TT,Filomeni G

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to carry microbial components and function in the host defense against infections. In this study, we demonstrate that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) RNA is delivered into macrophage-derived EVs through an M.tb SecA2-dependent pathway and that EVs released from M.tb-infec...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Cheng Y,Schorey JS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia are specialized parenchymal-resident phagocytes of the central nervous system (CNS) that actively support, defend and modulate the neural environment. Dysfunctional microglial responses are thought to worsen CNS diseases; nevertheless, their impact during neuroinflammatory processes remains largely obscure. ...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Sousa C,Golebiewska A,Poovathingal SK,Kaoma T,Pires-Afonso Y,Martina S,Coowar D,Azuaje F,Skupin A,Balling R,Biber K,Niclou SP,Michelucci A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptors (ERs) orchestrate both transcriptional and non-genomic functions in response to estrogens, xenoestrogens and signals emanating from growth factor signalling pathways. The pleiotropic and tissue-specific effects of estrogens are likely to be mediated by the differential expression of distinct estroge...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Moggs JG,Orphanides G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin variable genes, which increases antibody diversity, is initiated by the activation-induced cytosine deaminase (AID) protein. The current DNA-deamination model posits that AID deaminates cytosine to uracil in DNA, and that mutations are generated by DNA polymerases during replica...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Seki M,Gearhart PJ,Wood RD

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-resolution spatial induction of ultraviolet (UV) photoproducts in mammalian cellular DNA is a goal of many scientists who study UV damage and repair. Here we describe how UV photoproducts can be induced in cellular DNA within nanometre dimensions by near-diffraction-limited 750 nm infrared laser radiation. Th...

journal_title：EMBO reports

authors： Meldrum RA,Botchway SW,Wharton CW,Hirst GJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00